November 2013

The Cape Breton University Library is pleased to inform you that for the exam period (Dec. 5- 13) the library will be open until 1 am. The 2nd floor will also be open for quiet study until 1 am. Library Services will continue to cease at 10pm as usual.

During a ceremony held in the nation’s capitol today, CBU friend, supporter and name sake of the Shannon School of Business, Joseph P. Shannon was invested into the Order of Canada. Mr. Shannon is being recognized for his contributions as a business leader along with his community engagement and support of numerous organizations. Shannon serves More »

The Cape Breton University Boardmore Theatre is set to begin its production of Unity (1918) starting on November 21. An added feature to this production is the lecture series Unity (1918) and the Spanish Flu: Understanding Public Health Through Science and the Arts that is being held on November 23 starting at 1 p.m. Admission More »

Cape Breton University (CBU) is pleased to announce two prestigious Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs. Dr. Marcia Ostashewski, Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology has been named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Communities and Cultures. Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, Assistant Professor, Community Health has been named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Healthy More »

The Shannon School of Business (SSOB) is pleased to host Canadian entrepreneur and author Barbara Stegemann as the next presenter in the SSOB Visiting Speaker Series. The talk is being held today at 7 p.m. in the Royal Bank Lecture Theatre (CE 258) in the Student, Culture and Heritage Building at CBU. The event is More »

Ehryn Torrell knows about rapid change. Over the past 6 years she has completed a graduate degree, endured her mother’s death, propelled a successful career as an artist, travelled the world, moved to a new country and became a mother. This turbulence is captured in a body of work entitled Self- Similar opening on November More »

The curtain is about to rise on the Boardmore Theatre’s 43rd Season of Plays, with the opening of Unity (1918) set for November 21. This year the Boardmore Theatre will present six productions plus three plays for high school students. To make it easy for theatre goers to enjoy the Boardmore’s exciting selection of plays, More »

Throughout the month of November and into December Cape Breton University faculty and staff will be visiting high schools in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to discuss program options under various Schools. Students will have an opportunity to chat with faculty and staff, ask questions and much more. Each week, a different CBU School will More »